The Sacrament of Language: An Archaeology of the Oath James McManus Kris lives in Wisconsin with

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The Sacrament of Language: An Archaeology of the Oath James McManus Kris lives in Wisconsin withThis book is a continuation of Giorgio Agamben's investigation of political theory, which began with the highly influential volume Homo Sacer: Sovereign Power and Bare Life. Having already traced the roots of the idea of sovereignty, sacredness, and economy, he now turns to a perhaps unlikely topic: the concept of the oath. Following the Italian scholar Paolo Prodi, Agamben sees the oath as foundational for Western politics and undertakes an